Tyrese producing Asian American reality show

Over the weekend, it was revealed that Tyrese is producing an Asian American reality show that will be set in Koreatown in Los Angeles. According to his twitter, he was hanging out with his Ktown peeps at karaoke bars and bookings clubs. Here’s the craigslist post for casting on the show:

Looking for interesting, attractive, colorful Asian-Americans to cast in a reality show similar to JERSEY SHORE, REAL WORLD, THE HILLS, etc.. We need attractive Asian-Americans with lively, strong, and unique personalities between the ages of 18 to 30 with equally interesting life stories and perspectives to share, especially individuals who know about and/or experienced the Koreatown life. If you are not Asian but are obsessed with Asian culture or people in some way, email us and please explain.

Please email us headshots/photos and a cover letter briefly describing yourself and why you should be included in this show. Be sure to include basic contact info such as name, age, phone #, email, and any other bits of interesting information that will make you stand out. Please feel free to include information and pictures on any of your friends that you think will also be a good candidate for this reality show.

Email us at asianrealityshow (at) yahoo.com.

UPDATE:
We are still casting, but please send your info ASAP. Auditions will occur in and around Los Angeles/Hollywood, CA.

updated casting call

Tyrese Gibson’s production company HQ Pictures is looking for interesting, attractive, colorful Asian-Americans to cast in a reality show similar to JERSEY SHORE, REAL WORLD, THE HILLS, etc.. We need beautiful Asian-Americans with lively, strong, and unique personalities between the ages of 18 to 30 with equally interesting life stories and perspectives to share, especially individuals who know about and/or experienced the Koreatown life.

Please email us headshots/photos and a cover letter in the body of the email briefly describing yourself and why you should be included in this show. Competition is fierce as we are getting thousands of applicants so do your best to grab our attention! Be sure to include basic contact info such as name, age, phone number, email, and any other bits of interesting information that will make you stand out. Please feel free to include information and pictures of any of your friends that you think will also be a good candidate for this reality show.

We will be casting and filming on-camera interviews in LOS ANGELES or HOLLYWOOD, CA this month on April 24th so please send in your info ASAP!

DETAILS for CASTING:
1) Saturday, April 24th | 12 noon to 6 pm

HQ Pictures
1635 N. Cahuenga Blvd
2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA

Send headshots and cover letter or resume to asianrealityshow (at) yahoo.com. If we are interested, we will send you an official application to fill out. If your email gets bounced back, email us at asianrealityshow (at) gmail.com instead. We are experiencing heavy email volume on the Yahoo account.

If you’re looking for your 15 minutes of fame, this could be your chance. You can be the Asian Snookie or The Situation. We’re guessing you might see some Asian American YouTubers pop up on this show.

Tyrese is also looking for sexy Blasians “Black & Asian” on his twitter for the show.

update: KoreAm added some sample questions that will be asked of contestants of the show. See some of them below:

(8) Are there any nude or other revealing or compromising images of you that are available publicly either through the Internet, video or otherwise? If so, please describe and explain.

(13) Do you drink alcohol? If so, how often do you drink and how much? How do you act when drunk?

(17) Do you have a temper? How often do you lose your temper? What provokes you? How do you deal with anger?

(18) How many fights have you been in? When was the last time (if any) you hit, punched, kicked, or threw something in anger? Please provide details.

(23) How often do you frequent these types of establishments in Koreatown? (i.e. Restaurants, Bars, Night Clubs, Karaoke Rooms, Hostess Bars…)

(25) Have you experienced “booking” at a Korean night club? What are your thoughts on this practice?

On April 10, 2010, Tyrese gave channelAPA.com a shoutout on his twitter account about the casting.

Asian American reality show spoof (note: this is not the Asian American reality show that Tyrese is producing)

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